I ask because we have a Roper washer and dryer. We bought them for around $450 each ten years ago. They're still plugging along. With four kids, we do plenty of laundry. I've had to replace the timer on the dryer, but it's still working perfectly. I had to take apart the washer to fish a baby sock out of the washer pump, but other than that, we've had no issues.

I've always kinda figured that if a repair at any point was going to cost close to the original purchase price, it would be time to buy a new one.